Mental Illness Evolution Manual - Chapter 83

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Malishan City was built on a mountain. Due to the local climate, the most common trees here were pines, elms, and other cold-resistant plants.

Pine needles grow naturally and only fall once every four or five years. So even though the snow was falling heavily, the pine trees were still green.

This city relied on the mountain for its livelihood. It had a complete pine processing industry chain, making every pine tree, from germination to fruiting to maturity, have economic value.

Now, due to the artillery fire, the pine forests were destroyed, and the rolling heat melted the falling snow into water.

Both sides were very restrained. Although the front line was long and tense, they didn’t use any large-scale, high-intensity weapons, they didn’t want to add any more scars to this land.

The leader of all this, Azberto, wasn’t as his enemies imagined, he wasn’t standing with his hands on his hips, laughing wildly, or swimming in a sea of gold and jewels, enjoying the thrill of plunder and looting.

Azberto was very calm and composed. He didn’t think about whether this battle would be successful or not, or what would happen to him if he failed.

He simply issued orders in a methodical way, working day and night, and dealing with many communications from those who wanted to curry favor.

Putting Azberto’s purpose aside, his actions were bound to separate him from the current society and political system.

The meaning behind his words was to create a new world. Many of the upper-class families began to have second thoughts.

The current society, while seemingly prosperous, was actually a stagnant pool of water. The channels for upward mobility had been completely cut off. The major tycoon families controlled all the top-tier cakes, and they didn’t even let any crumbs fall through their fingers.

A family could at most become a small, upper-class family, but it was impossible to go any further.

But if Azberto succeeded, the new world would be in a state of rebuilding, everything would be in flux. If they didn’t climb up now, when would they?

So many self-proclaimed clever family heads, through various channels, got Azberto’s contact information and started to curry favor.

“General, your ambitions are great. To be honest, I have the same idea. Our society seems prosperous, but it can’t hide the rising crime rate. Your actions, General, are like pulling the rug out from under the pot, the effect is very significant.”

“Some people are indeed born with bad genes. To be honest, I adopted a child. He grew up with me since he was little, but no matter how I taught him, he couldn’t learn. He always had bad habits, he was uncouth. Later, I checked, his biological parents were criminals. Sure enough, bad genes are hereditary.”

“To be honest, I fully support your actions, General. Some people criticize you, saying you’re too cruel. In my opinion, they’re just standing on a moral high ground and pointing fingers at people. They haven’t been hurt by these criminals, so they can say such things. My family’s shop has its windows smashed every month. Can they bear the loss for me? No, they’re just armchair quarterbacks. You’re right, you should get rid of these social pests.”

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Besides verbal support, these family heads who wanted to curry favor also provided practical support. They sent a lot of supplies, trying to help Azberto win the war.

Azberto accepted them all without hesitation. But after he hung up the communication, he said to his adjutant, “Send someone to kill the Cui family, the Sun family, and the Ralph family.”

The adjutant didn’t question him, he directly gave the order to the personal guard.

He thought sarcastically, how could these people have the nerve to think they were qualified to get a ticket?

Why were their families declining? Wasn’t it because their decision-makers were too stupid, and they jumped in front of the general, letting him see their shortsightedness?

The reputation, public image, and principles of these three families were all ridiculously bad. He had personally put their files on his desk. They were stupid and unaware, they thought they were superior, different from those low-class people who were killed. They thought that they could join in just by giving a little bribe.

What did they think they were, laying hens?

And what did they think the general was, a stupid fool who only knew how to kill?

Originally, these people had a few days to live before the army attacked. Perhaps they were tired of living so long, so they chose to take a shortcut.

The personal guard had only a thousand people. If one was lost, another would be added.

They were well-trained soldiers, they shouldn’t be put in a meat grinder like the front line. They should be doing something more important and more suitable.

In recent days, Tan Yiyuan’s life had been bearable. It wasn’t the kind of bearable where he could relax and do nothing, but he didn’t have to kill anymore.

They were given a new mission, to escort a convoy. They had to take them to the desert, and there couldn’t be any mistakes along the way.

Although the days of swaying in the car were very boring, he felt incredibly relaxed.

Killing so many people, it really makes you feel suffocated.

Sometimes he also thinks, maybe he is too weak. According to the rules of the higher-ups, the Black Tiger Gang, a gang that has done so much evil, will surely die, and he has also avenged himself.

But is that a reason for him to slaughter other innocent people?

Why did Shuangshuang love him? Wasn’t it because he was loyal, had principles, and never did anything dirty? Now he has betrayed his principles for revenge, would Shuangshuang and her mother want to see this?

The thoughts in Tan Yiyuan’s heart were like the surface of a lake in the rain, rippling and changing. On the one hand, he felt that he should be ruthless for revenge, like Xu Zhen. After all, he had lost everything, what was he worried about? On the other hand, he didn’t want to become the kind of person he hated, the kind of person his loved ones hated.

Tan Yiyuan thought vaguely: If I really changed, then I wouldn’t be myself anymore. Shuangshuang would be sad to see that, wouldn’t she?

He was assigned an escort mission, which gave him a chance to breathe and sort out his thoughts.

Xu Zhen was different from him, she didn’t care.

Those who were killed would curse her, say she would go to hell, Xu Zhen didn’t care.

It’s okay, as long as she could get revenge, as long as she could kill that villain, Qian Hu, even if she was ground into dust, it would be worth it.

At night, when they were together with their companions, keeping watch, they would chat when they had nothing to do. They would talk about the past, about why they each hated Qian Hu, which helped to bring them closer.

Skinny Monkey said that his parents were killed by people sent by Qian Hu. They were old, but Qian Hu had his eye on their shop. He thought the location was good, and he insisted that they move out and sell the house at a low price.

When Skinny Monkey spoke, there was no longer much anger in his voice, it was like he was telling someone else’s story. He was also hunched over, like a stone, standing there.

He extended his long, thin, withered finger and made a three.

“A house worth three million, Qian Hu made us sell it for three hundred thousand.”

His parents didn’t agree, they were beaten to death. He ran away, he was barely surviving, and he heard the Black Tiger Gang members say, “They didn’t want three hundred thousand, now they didn’t even pay a penny! Hahaha!”

They were all pitiful people, no one needed to comfort anyone.

When it was Xu Zhen’s turn, her lips moved, she stood up abruptly, “I’m going to get some water.”

Feng Tao shook his head, “She can’t speak, I’ll speak for her.”

Xu Zhen had a sister, not a blood relative, she met her at work.

She was good at fighting, she was a bodyguard, she worked at the Yumonghong Club.

And her sister was a sex doll who worked at the club. She was new, she was said to have been sold by her uncle.

How many sex dolls working here were willing?

She was fitted with a special chip and went to receive guests. Xu Zhen looked on coldly, she looked about sixteen or seventeen years old, short and small, she still had baby fat on her face, she had a round face.

Some guests liked mature women, of course, some liked young ones.

She received guests for a few days, she was very obedient, so the supervisor relaxed the restrictions and gave her the same treatment as the other sex dolls.

Occasionally, when she was resting, Xu Zhen would hear her crying at the door of a small cleaning and storage room in the middle of the hallway.

She knew about this because she had hidden an entertainment chip in the ventilation duct of the storage room. It would be too boring to just stare at the hall all day without working.

Xu Zhen would put on the chip under the pretext of going to the bathroom soon after she started work. When she had to check it before leaving work, she would put the chip back.

The newcomer had been crying for too long, she couldn’t wait. She knocked on the door, the person inside was startled and immediately covered her mouth.

Xu Zhen: “I’m just getting something, I’ll be right back. You can continue.”

She didn’t answer, Xu Zhen directly pulled open the door, she only saw the top of a head.

She’s so short, is she even 1.6 meters tall?

Xu Zhen thought this in her heart, but she didn’t say anything else. She directly raised her arm, took the chip, put it on, and left.

After she left, the newcomer wiped her face, she hesitated for a long time, not knowing whether to continue. She stood there for a while, her head lowered, and then she left.

Xu Zhen met her crying secretly every few days, “Why are you always crying? Do you think this place is not good?”

She bit her lower lip, tears still stained her round cheeks, “I don’t like doing this.”

She trembled, she let out a breath, “I hate this, I don’t want to live.”

It was already difficult enough to be alive, at least as a sex doll, she could eat and wear warm clothes, and she had a salary, although it wasn’t much.

Xu Zhen wasn’t as mean at this time, she didn’t have a habit of lecturing. She patted her head, “You’ll get used to it, everyone goes through this.”

Who gets to do whatever they want? Living is about constantly making things difficult for yourself. In this society, it’s a daydream for people like us, the lower class, to do whatever we want.

“What’s your name?”

“…Xiao Mei,” she said softly.

“ Xiao Mei, just call me sister,” Xu Zhen ruffled her hair, “Look, you’re not even as tall as my chest.”

Her sister was very cute. Xu Zhen looked at her and thought of herself when she was lost and confused. She couldn’t help but say a few more words, to comfort this young girl who had just tasted the harshness of society.

Then she was stuck to her.

Her sister didn’t have much of her own opinion, she listened to everything Xu Zhen said. She was like a soft bun, she didn’t have any temper at all. Was she made of dough?

Her sister’s lips were indeed as soft as dough.

Xu Zhen only then learned that her name was Xiao Mei because she had a plum blossom-shaped birthmark on her waist. The color was very eye-catching, Xu Zhen couldn’t help but kiss it again and again.

Later, Qian Hu wanted to merge this club. He came to talk to the boss, he had his eye on Xu Zhen.

Xu Zhen always wore a mask, only her eyes were exposed. No one knew she was beautiful, but Qian Hu’s eyes were sharp. He could tell at a glance that she was a beauty.

He wanted Xu Zhen to be his.

Xu Zhen said, “Go to hell!”

Then she was caught by Qian Hu’s men, she was injured.

Her timid sister rushed out and said she could take her place. She was a sex doll anyway, she would definitely be more interesting than Xu Zhen.

Qian Hu thought this was a girl who wanted to cling to him. Her face was indeed good, she was delicate and soft. So he had his men break Xu Zhen’s leg and throw her out.

Qian Hu liked it when people were willing, he liked the feeling of making people bow their heads. He wanted this prickly beauty to beg him.

He gave the order not to let anyone treat her, he also cut off her work, and even the landlord kicked Xu Zhen out, not letting her live there anymore.

Xu Zhen became homeless.

Feng Tao secretly sent her medicine. Xu Zhen endured it, racking her brains to find a way to steal her sister away. But not long after, Xu Zhen heard terrible news, her sister was dead.

They said that the new sex doll was so bold, she had hidden a knife and tried to kill Qian Hu.

How could that be?

Xu Zhen looked blankly at her sister who was being thrown into the incinerator. Wasn’t she the most timid one?

The person who killed her stabbed her many times, she was full of holes, all her blood had drained out.

Her sister’s lips were very soft, what was her last words?

The room was dark, Xu Zhen’s hand pressed against her lips, she heard her say in a whisper, “Sister, I’ll persevere for you.”

Persevere for what?

Persevere to live, and persevere to die?

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